Joe Biden, Senator from Citibank (oops, DELAWARE), to Run for President

I am very predictable, I have known for weeks that as soon as the choice was announced I would start to freak out that it was a bad choice that would sink the ticket, and lo, now I am freaking out (as I would have no matter who Biden had announced.)

― Guayaquil (eephus!),

you fuckin' Democrat you

Remember when Kamala lit up Biden over bussing?

lol

he threw her atop the bus

Kamala "Voodoo Economics" Harris.

I'm sure it wasn't planned but raising the prospect of Buttigieg was an excellent way to make this feel like a relief

The Harris is good, actually discourse?

xposts

Right time. Right place. But not in my top 10 for either electoral pull or political slant.

biden's actual platform is "dolchstosslegende patsy" at this point, right?

Could be a lot worse

Come on, this is the Biden thread, it couldn't be any worse.

Harris is no worse than anyone else talked about and she can’t draw Social Security.

I look forward to the 'What are Kamala Harris's flaws?' thread.

Still wish it had been Pete though

Of course as a Warren backer for the nomination I wish there was some way it could have been her, but I cannot honestly tell myself a story that makes that choice makes sense.

― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, August 11, 2020 4:27 PM (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Was Warren interested in the VP spot?

What was wrong with Duckworth?

I look forward to the 'What are Kamala Harris's flaws?' thread.

― stabbing fantaisiste, repellent imagiste (pomenitul)

Isn't Ezra Klein or Matthew Yglesias preparing a VOX explainer as I type?

Of course as a Warren backer for the nomination I wish there was some way it could have been her, but I cannot honestly tell myself a story that makes that choice makes sense.

― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, August 11, 2020 4:27 PM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Here is one:

With the country facing an unprecedented economic catastrophe, and millions set to lose their homes, Joe Biden selects one of America's best-known economic progressives, a vigorous critic of inequality and the influence of money in politics.

that would have been a good story

you fuckin' Democrat you

I so fuckin' am, I accept it and embrace it with all that it entails

Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to debate Sen. Kamala Harris on Oct. 7. at the University of Utah.

— Adam Wren (@adamwren) August 11, 2020

I look forward to the 'What are Kamala Harris's flaws?' thread.

― stabbing fantaisiste, repellent imagiste (pomenitul)

She graduated from Westmount High School pom!

I keep forgetting that!!

Here is one:

With the country facing an unprecedented economic catastrophe, and millions set to lose their homes, Joe Biden selects one of America's best-known economic progressives, a vigorous critic of inequality and the influence of money in politics.

― treeship., Tuesday, August 11, 2020 4:36 PM (forty-two seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah but twitter says she a cop

From the profusion of all-caps multi-exclamation-point KAMALA!!!! posts on my FB feed, I can reliably report that middle-aged white liberals are very excited.

She graduated from Westmount High School pom!

At least it wasn't Selwyn.

I keep forgetting that!!

― the quar on drugs (Simon H.), Tuesday, August 11, 2020 4:37 PM (seven seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

Yeah Kamala is as Montreal as St-Viat bagels.

yeah but twitter says she a cop

― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, August 11, 2020 4:37 PM (forty-seven seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

i was obviously talking about warren

Not that it could have been to begin with, but you get my drift.

2xp

treeship

laugh! I did.

this was necessary to keep the k hive from doing war crimes tbf

Don't diss St-Viat bagels, VHS, they're still good. Just had some a couple of hours ago, actually.

actually now I do vaguely want to know what she did for 12th grade

TOP
COP

;)

it is good (safest pick) for the election, and it will remain to be seen what her level of influence is in the WH.

#onethreadanditsrollingmontreal

At least it wasn't Selwyn.

― stabbing fantaisiste, repellent imagiste (pomenitul), Tuesday, August 11, 2020 4:39 PM (two minutes ago)

damn I still have some local prejudices to learn :(

#onethread

the k hive is interesting to me. why does she attract such passionate fans? maybe she has more firepower than it looked like in the primaries

I was sarcastic and anticipating some sort of strange pride and warmth towards Kamala from the Mile-End Parc-Ex elite.

Her mien impressed me in May and June '19, and she can throw a punch. She impressed me less on realizing (a) she kept relying on it (b) I read about her record.

Maybe that's all you need for a vice president: a puncher and someone who can project authority.

I was dismayed to find just now that Kamala only ranked #96 in some site's 2018 list of the most conservative senators. Well, there goes the most conservative vote.

Don't diss St-Viat bagels, VHS, they're still good. Just had some a couple of hours ago, actually.

― stabbing fantaisiste, repellent imagiste (pomenitul), Tuesday, August 11, 2020 1:40 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

im a Fairmount bagel man myself

A fine choice.

Can Newsom name himself to fill her seat?

she conveys intelligence and authority, which i guess is important for balancing biden's folksy senescence

i feel like susan rice was the best pick for the election because they would have gone benghazi-insane for weeks and literally nobody persuadable cares about it.

i also do not want kamala harris to ever be president so in that sense this is a bummer.

I like treesh's story

Harris is no worse than anyone else talked about

worse than Warren, and plenty bad about her, but a less terrible choice than nearly anyone else talked about

xp yeah the worst thing about Harris as a pick is the high probability she will be President

We probably need a new thread at this point?